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2026 Gig Mobility Report Shows Trends Shaping The Gig Economy
Gridwise Analytics released its third Annual Gig Mobility Report, revealing insights into trends shaping the gig economy and food delivery industry.
Outstanding Operator: Clean Eatz
Clean Eatz is building a national franchise around healthier comfort food, with meal plans, catering and new formats driving growth.
Outstanding Operator: Nothing Bundt Cakes
Third-party delivery is powering growth for Nothing Bundt Cakes, a bakery chain with more than 780 locations across North America. The brand uses customer data to understand guest behavior and guide marketing efforts.
Grubhub Tests Drone Delivery from Wonder Location
The three-month pilot in New Jersey marks the first time Grubhub and Wonder are offering aerial delivery and will test how the technology integrates into Grubhub’s existing marketplace.
Holiday Season Drives Third-Party Delivery Demand
Christmas and surrounding holidays drive a significant spike in deliveries, causing adjustments for drivers, restaurants and 3PD platforms.
CookUnity Scales Up with $250M in Funding, Connecting Chefs to Home Diners
The latest funding will help grow the chef-to-consumer model, helping chefs reach more customers and deliver meals in the U.S. and Canada.
Walmart Expands Wing Drone Service in Atlanta
Six Walmart stores in the Atlanta Metro area will soon send orders soaring straight to customers’ yards.
How Satisfactory Are Customer Surveys?
Recent research shows flaws, benefits of customer satisfaction surveys.
Coco Robotics, Shake Shack Roll Out Autonomous Delivery Partnership in Chicago
Partnership expands robot deliveries in the Windy City, with additional growth in Chicago and beyond on the horizon.
Firebirds’ Take-home Holiday Meal Packages Drive Major Lift
Ready-made holiday feasts are driving big demand, early preorders, and incremental sales.
AI Brings Big Advantages to Small Businesses
Small businesses showcase rapid adoption of new technology for solutions ranging from inventory management to customer service.
Delivery in Emerging Economies and Their Red Hot Delivery Systems
Rising delivery players across Africa and Southeast Asia are shaping the next wave of growth, profitability, and platform strategy.
Outstanding Operators
Food On Demand Outstanding Operators features restaurant brands with innovative operations that are taking creative paths to success with delivery and all things off-premises.
Food On Demand Topics
Finance
Rising Restaurant Costs Reveal Generational Divide in Spending
Amid rising prices, older consumers are dining out less, while younger generations are choosing lower-priced restaurants.
Research
State of Restaurant Industry Reports $997B in Sales, Tech Adoption Up
National Restaurant Association’s annual survey highlights several “pandemic pivots” that became permanent, including an increase in tech investments, expansion of delivery and more.
The Deliverers
DoorDash Partners With Lyft On Discounts and Upgrades
Not only will consumers receive savings, they will receive a nightlife report.
Best Practices
What are your peers doing in delivery? Get some of the best practices out there.
Taco Cabana Ups Its Off-Premises Game With an Orchestration Tool From DeliverThat
It now has a greater ability to traffic the right orders to the right delivery providers, all to the benefit of its bottom line.